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Plaut v Spendthrift Farm Inc

514 U.S. 211 (1995)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year1995
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Congress cannot retroactively require federal courts to reopen final judgments, as doing so violates the constitutional separation of powers.

Key Principle

Congress cannot retroactively require federal courts to reopen final judgments; this violates the separation of powers.

Area of Law

constitutional

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